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Robert Laport

@robertlaport.bsky.social

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College of Idaho; Associate Professor & Director of the Herbarium; Plant Evolutionary Ecologist; Botanist; Polyploidy; Views my own www.robertlaport.com

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Robert Laport @robertlaport.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Chestnut planting time! Nuts from century+ old American chestnuts in Oregon and Washington! Preserving pre-blight genetics from an accidental genetic diversity repository! #TACF #americanchestnut #chestnutrestoration

Chestnuts being planted on top of soil in containers in 7x14 conetainer racks.

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Robert Laport @robertlaport.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Excited to have this paper out in the journal Castanea at the end of 2025! Lots of hard work and neat insights into Urban Forested Natural Areas around Memphis by former students Braxton Jeffcoat, Aidan Kron, & Jacob Spears at Rhodes College, and Eric Bridges at Overton Park Conservancy!

Image of title and author list for a paper in the journal Castanea. Title reads: Community analyses of urban forested natural area in Shelby County, Tennessee, reveal old-growth attributes. Authors: Braxton J. Jeffcoat, Lee E. Bridges, Aidan M. Kron, Jacob F. Spears, and Robert G. Laport

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Robert Laport @robertlaport.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Common garden installed! Diploid, tetraploid, and hexaploid Larrea tridentata planted out at Harvey Mudd College with collaborator Jessica Guo! Fun science will ensue!

Four Larrea tridentata recently removed from their pots and planted in soil near each other in a common garden arrangement in a concrete raised bed.

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Robert Laport @robertlaport.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Time to stratify the harvest from century+ old American chestnuts in Oregon and Washington! Preserving pre-blight genetics from an accidental genetic diversity repository! #TACF #americanchestnut #chestnutrestoration

Chestnuts in a paper bag and in coconut fiber for stratification

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Robert Laport @robertlaport.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

Happy end-of-year holidays!

Pacific conifer forest, sun shining through Douglas firs & Western hemlocks, sword ferns in the understory.

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Robert Laport @robertlaport.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

Salal and kelp? Yes please!

Cans of Tofino Brewing Salal Sour and Kelp Stout beer

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Robert Laport @robertlaport.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

How many plant families in vermouth and bitters? #plantsgiving

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Robert Laport @robertlaport.bsky.social · 09/11/2024

Busy two days in Vancouver, WA with ~20 College of Idaho undergrads for the Murdock College Science Research Conference. Lots of great science and connections with other young researchers!

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